Organic bismuth compound



Patented May 26, 1924.

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OSUAR BALLY, 0F BASEL, SWITZERLAND, ASSIGNOCR, TO THE FIRM: HACO-GESELL- SGHAFT A.-G. BERN, OF BERNIE, SVJITZERLAND.

ORGANIC IBIS-MUTE COMPOUND.

No Drawing.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR BALLY, a citizen of Switzerland, residing at Basel, Switzerland, have invented x certain new and useful Improvements in Organic Bismuth Compounds, of which'the following is a specification.

My invention refers to soluble organic bismuth compounds adapted for use as dyestuffs and disinfectants, and to the method of making same.

I have ascertained by experimental investigation that water soluble mordant dyestuffs such as for instance the sulfo acids of oxyanthraquinones, oxynaphthoquinones, gallocyanine dyestuffs and so on have the property of combining with bismuth hydroXid or certain bismuth salts to form water soluble colored compounds which are extraordinarily stable even in very dilute aqueous solutions.

These salts and their. solutions, respectively, are adapted for use as disinfectants, but they are also well suited for use in dyeing textile fibres such as wool, cotton mordanted with tannic acid etc.

In practising my invention, I may for instance proceed as follows:

Example I.

20 kilos alizarin monosulfonate of sodium are dissolved in 1500 liters of water. The

solution is heated to boiling point and 20.

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20 kilos alizarin monosulfonate of sodium are dissolved in 500 liters hot water and 20 kilos bismuth subnitrate are added during boiling. The solution, which at first has a yellowish color, gradually assumes a recldish brown tinge. Boiling is continued until no further change of shade can be as- Application filed January 22, 1924. SeriaTNo. 687,864.

certained. After filtration, the filtrate is evaporated to dryness. There results a brownish red powder which fairly easily dissolves in water with a brownish red cloloir and dyes wool a flesh to brownish red sia e.

Similar water soluble bismuth compounds are obtained by employing other than the above sulfonic acids of oXy ketone dyestuffs.

I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exact materials and operations liereinbefore described, as obvious modifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

I claim r y 1,. The method of making water soluble organic bismuth compounds adapted for use as dyestuffs and disinfectants, comprising treating bismuth hydroxid with a solution of a sulfonic acid of an alizarin dyestufl.

2. The method of making water soluble organic bismuth compounds adapted for use as dyestuffs and disinfectants, comprising treating a bismuth hydroxid derivative with a solution of a sulfonic acid of an alizarin dyestuff. l

3. The method of making water soluble organic bismuth compounds adapted for use as dyestuffs and. disinfectants, comprising treating a bismuth hydroxid salt with a solution of a sulfonic acid of an alizarin dyestuff.

4. The method of making water soluble organic bismuth compounds adapted for use as dyestuffs and disinfectants, comprising treating bismuth hydroxid with a solution of salt of a sulfonic acid of an alizarin dyestufi.

5. The method of making water soluble organic bismuth compounds adapted for use as dyestuffs and disinfectants, compris ing treating a bismuth hydroxid derivative with a solution of salt of a sulfonic acid of an alizarin dyestuif.

6. The method of making water soluble organic bismuth compounds adapted for use as dyestuffs and disinfectants, comprising treating a bismuth hydroxid salt with a solution of salt of a sulfonic acid of an alizarin dyestuff.

7. The method of making water soluble organic bismuth compounds adapted for use as dyestuffs and disinfectants, comprising treating a boiling solution of 20 kilos 11o alizarin 'monosulfonate .of sodium in 1500 liters Water with 20 kilos fresl'ily-precipitated bismuth hydroxid.

8. The method of making Water soluble organic bismuth compounds adapted for use as dyestuffs and disinfectants, comprising treating a boiling solution of 20 kilos alizarin monosulfonate of sodium in 1500 liters Water With 20 vkilos freshly precipitated bismuth subnitrate.

9. As a new composition of matter, avbismuth salt of a sulfonic' acid of an alizarin dyestufi', being fairly easily soluble in reddish-to brownish color, fairly easily soluble in water stable'in watery solution, dyeing Wool in a bath containing acetic acid a reddislito'brownisl shade and having the properties of a disinfectant.

In testimony Whereofl OSCAR B LLY.

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